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    Tips on getting a better BP reading in the back of an Ambulance

    Obviously experience taking blood pressures with help you when knowing what to listen for. Some day you will be able to distinguish a korotkoff while in the middle of a rock concert. Until that day I'll offer you some tips which helped me become the superior mediocre provider I am today. I'll...
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    how to properly ventilate patient with possible tension pneumo

    If you identify the patient with having a tension punemo then assess his ABCs. If they are not yet hypoxic then only apply high flow O2 with a non-rebreathing mask. If the patient is getting worse with the O2 then you have to assist ventilation with a BVM. When you are doing this be careful...
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    Crystalloid in trauma hypovolemic shock?

    LR appears to be more beneficial over NS due to the electrolytes it contains. I remember reading that electrolyte infusion prior to blood replacement is better for the patient. With that in mind you are offering the patient a better chance of living once they can get some blood at the...
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    Paramedic pay in WA?

    As someone who has worked EMS in King County for 6 years and attended PM school at TCC all I can say is... F*** it. If you have to do an online program because it meets your needs then there is nothing wrong with that. However, there were many people in my class with several kids also working...
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    Post the # your test stopped at, and if you Passed/Failed

    71 and passed for NREMT-P everyone in my class passed between 68-75. One of my classmates got the audit and had to suffer through the entire test 120 or 150 I forget.
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